Football recruiting: Louisiana Tech football lands top-notch receiver from Arkansas

By Ethan Conley • etconley@thenewsstar.com • June 13, 2008 A coaching change in Fayetteville, Ark., means a top-notch prospect is headed to Ruston. Cruz Williams, a wide receiver from Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), appears to be bound for Louisiana Tech after originally signing with Arkansas. Williams is a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com. "I got my release from Arkansas, and I will be at Louisiana Tech," Williams said. Williams said he has soured on the Razorbacks since Bobby Petrino took over for Houston Nutt. Petrino left the NFL's Atlanta Falcons to coach Arkansas after Nutt resigned from the Razorbacks and took the head coaching job at Ole Miss. "It hit me a couple of months ago — it just wasn't feeling the same," he said. "I thought Arkansas would be my main choice, but when I got there I wasn't feeling... [read full story]